Kingston Museum
Kingston Museum is an accredited museum in Kingston upon Thames, southwest London, England. The Scottish-American philanthropist Andrew Carnegie funded the building of the museum, which adjoins Kingston Library.
| Location | Wheatfield Way, Kingston upon Thames KT1 2PS, London, England, United Kingdom |
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| Type | History museum |
| Public transit access | Kingston |
| Website | www |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Kingston Public Library, Museum and Art Gallery |
| Designated | 17 January 1973 |
| Reference no. | 1080102 |
The museum runs a programme of temporary exhibitions and events; entry is free of charge. Built in 1904, the museum has three permanent exhibitions: "Ancient Origins" details the borough's past from prehistory to Anglo-Saxon times; "Town of Kings" charts Kingston's development as a market town from the medieval period until the 1940s; and "Eadweard Muybridge" presents material related to the noted photographer, a native of Kingston.
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